MRF-D 24.3 Marines rehearse low altitude air defense with MV-22B Ospreys during Exercise Predator’s Run 24 [Image 5 of 10]

BRADSHAW FIELD TRAINING AREA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA

07.27.2024

Photo by Sgt. Cristian Bestul  

Marine Rotational Force - Darwin

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Group 38, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, load onto an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), MRF-D 24.3, as part of a low altitude air defense training event during Exercise Predator’s Run 24 at Bradshaw Field Training Area, NT, Australia, July 27, 2024. Exercise Predator’s Run 24 is a littoral-focused, multilateral training exercise led by the Australian Army’s 1st Brigade, involving the Australian Defence Force, the United Kingdom Commando Force, the Republic of the Philippines Army, the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy. Exercise Predator’s Run 24 provides MRF-D 24.3 the opportunity to conduct training missions as a Marine Air-Ground Task Force, while integrating command and control, aviation, logistics, ground, off-continent, and allied capabilities, increasing warfighting readiness and better preparing the MAGTF to respond to crises or contingencies, contributing to security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cristian Bestul)

• Date Taken: 07.27.2024
• Date Posted: 07.29.2024 04:59
• Photo ID: 8555490
• VIRIN: 240727-M-QB328-1245
• Resolution: 6720x4480
• Size: 12.53 MB
• Location: BRADSHAW FIELD TRAINING AREA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AU